Casualties to date are 1,427
Total Coalition Casualties are 1533
Total injuries to date are over 10,500
Village, N.Y., died Jan. 17 in the 86th
Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad
, Iraq, after he was involved in a motor
vehicle accident Jan. 16 in Baghdad,
Iraq. Obaji was assigned to the Army
National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th
Infantry Regiment, New York, N.Y.
Spc. Alain L. Kamolvathin, 21, of
Blairstown, N.J., died Jan. 16 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when he was involved
in a motor vehicle accident.
Kamolvathin was assigned to the Army
National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th
Infantry Regiment, New York, N.Y.
Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Vitagliano, 33,
of New Haven, Conn., died Jan. 17 in
Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device
detonated near his position.
Vitagliano was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey,
Korea.
Pfc. George R. Geer, 27, of Cortez,
Colo., died Jan. 17 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq,
when a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device detonated near his
position. Geer was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey,
Korea.
Pfc. Jesus Fonseca, 19, of Marietta,
Ga., died Jan. 17 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq,
when a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device detonated near his
position. Fonseca was assigned to the
1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division,
Camp Casey, Korea.
Capt. Christopher J. Sullivan, 29, of
Princeton, Mass., died Jan. 18 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his
parked vehicle. Sullivan was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Kyle W. Childress, 29, of Terre
Haute, Ind., died Jan. 21 in Balad,
Iraq, of wounds received in Ad
Duluiyah, Iraq, when his unit was
attacked by enemy forces using small
arms fire. Childress was assigned to
the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st
Infantry Division, Schweinfurt,
Germany.
Capt. Joe F. Lusk II, 25, of Reedley,
Calif., died Jan. 21 in Camp
Buehring, Kuwait, of non-combat
related injuries. Lusk was assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation
Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.
1st Lt. Nainoa K. Hoe, 27, of Hawaii,
died Jan. 22 in Mosul, Iraq, of
wounds received when he was
attacked by enemy forces using small
arms fire. Hoe was assigned to the
Army’s 3d Battalion, 21st Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Staff Sgt. Jose C. Rangel, 43, of
Saratoga, Calif., died Jan. 23 in Camp
Arifjan, Kuwait, of non-combat
related injuries. Rangel was assigned
to the Army National Guard’s 1106th
Aviation Classification Repair
Activity Depot, Fresno, Calif.
Sgt. Leonard W. Adams, 42, of
Mooresville, N.C., died Jan. 24 in
Camp Bucca, Iraq, of non-combat
related injuries. Adams was assigned
to the Army National Guard’s 105th
Military Police Battalion, 18th
Military Police Brigade, Asheville, N.
C.
Sgt. Brett D. Swank, of
Northumberland, Pa., died Jan. 24 in
Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his position.
Swank was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment,
Fort Polk, La.
Sgt. William S. Kinzer Jr., 27, of
Hendersonville, N.C., died Jan. 26 in
Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, from injuries
sustained when a rocket propelled
grenade hit his patrol. Kinzer was
assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
The Department of Defense announced
the death of three Marines who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Jonathan W. Bowling, 23, of
Patrick, Va.
Lance Cpl. Karl R. Linn, 20, of
Chesterfield, Va.
Cpl. Christopher L. Weaver, 24, of
Fredericksburg, Va.
Bowling and Linn died Jan. 26 of
wounds received as result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Weaver died Jan. 26 as a result of
hostile action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. All Marines were assigned to the
Marine Corps Reserve’s 4th
Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th
Marine Division, headquartered in
Lynchburg, Va.
Media who need more information
should contact the Inspector/Instructor
Staff at Lynchburg, Va., at (434) 237-
2206.
Petty Officer 3rd Class John D.
House, 28, of Ventura, Calif., died
Jan. 26, in a helicopter crash near Ar
Rutbah, Iraq. House was assigned to
Naval Medical Clinic Hawaii, Marine
Corps Units Detachment, Pearl
Harbor.
Sgt. Jesse W. Strong, 24, of Irasburg,
Vt., died Jan. 26 as a result of hostile
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Strong was assigned to the Marine
Corps Reserve’s 4th Combat
Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine
Division, headquartered in Lynchburg,
Va.
The Department of Defense announced
the death of 11 Marines who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Brian D. Bland, 26, of
Weston, Wyo.
Sgt. Michael W. Finke Jr., 28, of
Huron, Ohio
1st Lt. Travis J. Fuller, 26, of
Granville, Mass.
Cpl. Timothy M. Gibson, 23, of
Hillsborough, N.H.
Cpl. Richard A. Gilbert Jr., 26, of
Montgomery, Ohio
Cpl. Kyle J. Grimes, 21, of
Northampton, Pa.
Lance Cpl. Tony L. Hernandez, 22, of
Canyon Lake, Texas
Cpl. Nathaniel K. Moore, 22, of
Champaign, Ill.
Lance Cpl. Gael Saintvil, 24, of
Orange, Fla.
Cpl. Nathan A. Schubert, 22, of
Cherokee, Iowa
Lance Cpl. Michael L. Starr Jr., 21, of
Baltimore, Md.
All died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E
helicopter they were in crashed near
Ar Rutbah, Iraq. Hernandez was
assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter
Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft
Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing,
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
The others were assigned to 1st
Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps
Base Hawaii.
Calif., died Jan. 23 in Camp Arifjan,
Kuwait, of non-combat related injuries.
Rangel was assigned to the Army National
Guard’s 1106th Aviation Classification
Repair Activity Depot, Fresno, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced
today the death of two Marines who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Stephen P. Johnson, 24, of Covina,
Calif.
Lance Cpl. Fred L. Maciel, 20, of Spring,
Texas
Both died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E
helicopter they were in crashed near Ar
Rutbah, Iraq. They were assigned to 1st
Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Pfc. Kevin M. Luna, 26, of Oxnard, Calif.,
died Jan. 27 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, from
non-combat related injuries. Luna was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck,
Germany.
Spc. Taylor J. Burk, 21, of Amarillo, Texas,
died Jan. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device struck his
vehicle. Burk was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
The Department of Defense announced
today the death of 16 Marines who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Capt. Paul C. Alaniz, 32, of Corpus Christi,
Texas
Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Etterling, 22, of
Wheelersburg, Ohio
Capt. Lyle L. Gordon, 30, of Midlothian,
Texas
Lance Cpl. Brian C. Hopper, 21, of Wynne,
Ark.
Lance Cpl. Saeed Jafarkhani-Torshizi Jr.,
24, of Fort Worth, Texas
Cpl. Sean P. Kelly, 23, of Gloucester, N.J.
Staff Sgt. Dexter S. Kimble, 30, of
Houston, Texas
Lance Cpl. Allan Klein, 34, of Clinton
Township, Mich.
Cpl. James L. Moore, 24, of Roseburg, Ore.
Lance Cpl. Mourad Ragimov, 20, of San
Diego, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Rhonald D. Rairdan, 20, of San
Antonio, Texas
Lance Cpl. Hector Ramos, 20, of Aurora, Ill.
Lance Cpl. Darrell J. Schumann, 25, of
Hampton, Va.
1stLt. Dustin M. Shumney, 30, of Vallejo,
Calif
Cpl. Matthew R. Smith, 24, of West Valley,
Utah
Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Spence, 24, of
Scotts Valley, Calif
All died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter
they were in crashed near Ar Rutbah,
Iraq. Alaniz, Gordon, and Kimble were
assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter
Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16,
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air
Station Miramar, Calif. The others were
assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base
Hawaii.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
News media with questions about Alaniz,
Gordon or Kimble can call the Marine Corps
Air Station Miramar Public Affairs Office at
(858) 577-7542 during working hours and
(858) 864-3406 after hours. News media
with questions about the other Marines can
call the Marine Corps Base, Hawaii Public
Affairs Office at (808) 257-8840 or (808) 257-
8839.
Cpl. Jonathan S. Beatty, 22, of Streator, Ill.,
died Jan. 27 as a result of hostile action in
Babil Province, Iraq. Beatty was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Sgt. Andrew K. Farrar Jr., 31, of
Weymouth, Mass., died Jan. 28 due to a
non-hostile related incident in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd
Force Service Support Group, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Timothy A. Knight, 22, of Brooklyn,
Ohio, died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E
helicopter he was in crashed near Ar
Rutbah, Iraq. Knight was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of five soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. The soldiers
died Jan. 24 in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq,
when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle
overturned. They were assigned to the 2d
Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry
Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Dead are:
Staff Sgt. Joseph W. Stevens, 26, of
Sacramento, Calif.
Sgt. Michael C. Carlson, 22, of St. Paul,
Minn.
Sgt. Javier Marin Jr., 29, of Mission, Texas.
Spc. Viktar V. Yolkin, 24, of Spring Branch,
Texas.
Pfc. Jesus A. Leon-Perez, 20, of Houston,
Texas.
This incident is under investigation.
For further information related to this
release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703)
692-2000.
Lt. Cmdr Keith E. Taylor, 47, of Irvine,
Calif., died Jan. 29, in a rocket attack on
the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Taylor was
assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval
Forces, Central Command, Iraq
Detachment.
Sgt. 1st Class Mickey E. Zaun, 27, of
Brooklyn Park, Minn., died Jan. 28 in
Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained in a
collision between two armored
vehicles. Zaun was assigned to the U.S.
Army Special Operations Command, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of two soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Soldiers died
Jan. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a helicopter
accident. Both were assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. They
are:
Capt. Orlando A. Bonilla, 27, of Killeen,
Texas.
Chief Warrant Officer Charles S. Jones,
34, of Lawtey, Fla.
This incident is under investigation.
For further information related to this
release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703)
692-2000
The Department of Defense announced the
death of a sailor who was supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lt. Cmdr. Edward E. Jack, 51, of Detroit,
Mich., died Jan. 29, of a non-combat
related incident aboard the USS
Bonhomme Richard. Jack was assigned to
Commander, Destroyer Squadron Seven,
home ported in San Diego, Calif.
For further information related to this
release, contact Navy Public Affairs at (703)
697-5342